While the protests began peacefully, they increasingly descended into violence after demonstrators became frustrated with the government’s response.
US, UK slam arrests of prominent Hong Kong democracy activists
Foreign governments criticised the arrest of 15 Hong Kong democracy activists in a police sweep on charges of organising and participating in anti-government protests last year. The arrests on …
Hong Kong: High-profile democracy activists arrested
Police in Hong Kong have arrested 15 of some of the city’s most high-profile pro-democracy activists. The group includes 71-year-old media tycoon Jimmy Lai as well as a number of prominent lawmakers.
Police in Hong Kong arrest 14 activists amid autonomy warnings
China office says that city’s right to self-rule is ‘authorised by the central government’ …
China Top Office in Hong Kong Declares Itself Not Bound by Basic Law
HONG KONG – China’s top representative office in Hong Kong said Friday it is entitled to get involved in Hong Kong affairs and is not subject to the semi-autonomous city’s constitutional restrictions …
Test and trace: lessons from Hong Kong on avoiding a coronavirus lockdown
Semi-autonomous city followed WHO advice and moved swiftly to stem contagion without rigid curbs on movement …
Inside Hong Kong’s first zero-waste cafe
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MANA! CAFE FOUNDER BOBSY GAIA, SAYING: ”Hi I’m Bobsy, and I’m the founder of MANA! And I’ve been here Hong Kong for almost 30 years.” Welcome to Hong Kong’s first zero-waste …
Postcards from the lockdown: our writers report from Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Tokyo and Cape Town
Hong KongEd PetersI live in Mui Wo, a seaside township halfway between the central business district (CBD) and the airport, which is cluttered with furloughed aircraft. So far, Hong Kong has come off …
Large hill fire burns in Hong Kong for more than 8 hours
Firefighters continue to battle the blaze, which has engulfed a hillside near Yeung Ka Tsuen in Yuen Long, into the night Government helicopter had earlier been deployed to try to douse flames A large …
Hong Kong court upholds ruling that ban on masks at legal assemblies unconstitutional
Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal on Thursday partially overturned a lower court ruling that a government ban on face masks was unconstitutional, at a time that most Hong Kong people are wearing masks in …